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Support our friend Israel: reader opinion

At every opportunity, one of your frequent writers attacks the fate of Israel and Jewish people without having any knowledge or understanding of the State of Israel or even the Middle East.

Israel is the most reliable ally that we have. The state was established for the purpose of providing a homeland for Jewish people elsewhere in the world who are under siege. The State of Israel and the Jewish people have a belief and a tenet that says in effect, "To save a life is to save the world."

Life and freedom are the basic concepts of the State of Israel and of Jewish people. War and strife are abhorred. If you have to kill another to preserve the people of Israel it is frightening, terrifying, for the loss of the Jewish soldier, and for the loss of the soldiers and civilians of Gaza. Yet, it is true that Israel never started a war, and, fortunately, it has never lost one, because such a loss would mean the extinguishment of the state and its people.

Why is Israel at war? For weeks and then months attacks were made on the State of Israel and the invasion over its borders. It's the same as if Mexico were to attack the United States, killing its citizens and damaging its property. We know what the United States would do if Israel finds itself in such a position. You can find the answers in the Old Testament and the New Testament, alike.

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